Getting Busier...

We took a long walk down the beach and found this beautiful location...

Last week we had a short but nice and relaxing (only saw 1 roach in the motel room!) trip to the beach with co-workers and the helpers (will post more photos later). Now we are really in the swing of things. I took over guest home accommodation duties about 2 weeks ago but am having a bit of a struggle getting my mind in the gear of "who's coming in today, what room needs to be prepared, who's leaving and what room needs to be cleaned". I'm getting it organized on paper but now my mind needs to catch up.

This is the group that went to the beach together...

Starting Monday I'm also going to be responsible for meals, which will cover the rest of my responsibilities. Jael and I have done a lot of talking about all the aspects of which meals are good when there are a lot of people around and which work better with only a few guests...things like that. I've learned where to shop for what and what to order in or have helpers pick up. Now I just have to put it all together! Thankfully the people interior who will be coming out have expressed a willingness to give me space to learn what I need to! I'm thankful for wiggle room and really excited to take on the rest of the job!

Hanging out with Daddy...

The people we're replacing will be gone by midweek next week and then Josh and I will (hopefully) have a firm hold on the reins! Thanks so much for praying for us! This job is so much bigger than just the everyday duties and we so much need to lean on Him to do the things He asks of us!


Pray that we will continually be drinking from the Source of living water to gain strength and courage and stamina for the job. Pray for the kids as Mommy is a lot busier than she was before - pray as I encourage them to be a part of this ministry too by helping me, and encouraging the kids coming through. Pray for patience for me as I juggle the work and the kids as Josh is also pretty busy. Thanks so much for your part in our ministry here!

Prayer Requests/Team-Building Trip

As I type this, my mom is in surgery. She is having back surgery at Waukesha Memorial Hospital in Waukesha, Wisconsin. She should be home tomorrow (her time). Please pray for a successful surgery and quick healing for her. Her name is Margaret. Here's a photo of her and my dad, Frank. Their blog is here.

And, now that Spencer is finished First Grade and I'm training for my new ministry, our daily schedule is topsy-turvy. Please pray with me that I would be able to work out something for the kids to do during the day (I know, playing is good - but I feel that it needs to be somewhat structured too). Usually they play outside for an hour after breakfast, after which time it's too hot to play outside, and then after 4 in the afternoon it's cool enough for them to play outside again - if it's not raining. So that leaves a lot of hours to fill in a day...

Thanks so much for your prayers and partnership with us!!

Below are photos of a "team-building" trip we took with the couple whom we'll be substituting for and our team of helpers.  

It was a couple hour drive in 2 vehicles...

Mitchell enjoying his kickboard and the warm water.
Julia chasing me down the beach!
Julia with 3 of our helpers. 2 of the 3 are leaving next month. :(
Swimming at sunset.
This fish was actually found dead on the beach. Ew!
I took way too many of these sunset pictures and it was so hard to choose which to post - these were randomly chosen! Josh asked me what I would do with all of the pictures I took - I said, "I'll keep them and look at them."
The thing you see poking up from the water is a mast from a boat that sank.

Not long until we take on the position in the Mission Home...